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john lawrence covers the sector for stevens. john, first of all, what can we expect from these two companies with the earnings coming out and what are you seeing with how americans are feeling as we head into the crucial retail season? >> certainly in the case of walmart i think we'll see that they're very bullish on what they've been able to do in the marketplace. some of the things that they've got planned for black friday, pretty aggressive. certainly the last several quarters, they're riding on a lot of good sales momentum because of these initiatives over the last couple year. i think we'll continue to see that. some of these ideas they put in place like the one hour guarantee for black friday and some of the announcements with -- at the end of the day, walmart when they're priced right, give that value to the customer and they're in stock, they do very well. and we continue to see that continuing. >> in terms of being priced right, is that a reflection of the sentiment of the nation right now just how consumers are feeling
john lawrence covers the sector for stevens. john, first of all, what can we expect from these two companies with the earnings coming out and what are you seeing with how americans are feeling as we head into the crucial retail season? >> certainly in the case of walmart i think we'll see that they're very bullish on what they've been able to do in the marketplace. some of the things that they've got planned for black friday, pretty aggressive. certainly the last several quarters, they're...
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john hofmeister, appreciate it. thanks. >>> coming up, policy decisions from the bank of england and the european central bank, two important announcements from europe that are still ahead this morning. bob, these projections... they're... optimistic. productivity up, costs down, time to market reduced... those are good things. upstairs, they will see fantasy. not fantasy... logistics. ups came in, analyzed our supply chain, inventory systems... ups? ups. not fantasy? who would have thought? i did. we did, bob. we did. got it. impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. ♪ nespresso. where there's a coffe
john hofmeister, appreciate it. thanks. >>> coming up, policy decisions from the bank of england and the european central bank, two important announcements from europe that are still ahead this morning. bob, these projections... they're... optimistic. productivity up, costs down, time to market reduced... those are good things. upstairs, they will see fantasy. not fantasy... logistics. ups came in, analyzed our supply chain, inventory systems... ups? ups. not fantasy? who would have...
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. >>> still to come, rbc wealth management ceo john taft on why he thinks dividend stocks will protect your portfolio. >>> plus cftc commissioner bart chilton talks to us what needs to be done for the markets to open after a major disaster, something we saw after sandy. "squawk box" will be back right after this. >>> up next, spanning the sea with c-span, the ceo of the world's largest cargo leasing company talks global economic risk and outlook for the industry. that's next on "squawk box." >>> welcome back to "squawk box" this morning. take a look at futures. we have red arrows across the board, dow looks like it would open up 47 points higher, s&p off and nasdaq as well. >>> a continuation of the special shipping series, a ceo calls the container shipping market the ocean highway, jerry wang is co-ceo of seaspan corporation, one of the shipping leaders profiled in "dynasties of the sea" lori ann's new book. good morning, mr. wang. good to see you. >> good morning. good to hear from you. >> we've already had a little bit of conversation about this piece in the journal about the econo
. >>> still to come, rbc wealth management ceo john taft on why he thinks dividend stocks will protect your portfolio. >>> plus cftc commissioner bart chilton talks to us what needs to be done for the markets to open after a major disaster, something we saw after sandy. "squawk box" will be back right after this. >>> up next, spanning the sea with c-span, the ceo of the world's largest cargo leasing company talks global economic risk and outlook for the...
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john harwood joins us from the white house lawn this morning. and john, the big question is, will the president be listening to some of the ceo suggestions, or will this be more of a situation where the ceos are going to listen to what he's going to lay out? >> probably more of the latter than the former. i think the president sees his election having won 332 electoral votes in nearly all the swing states, giving him a little more strength in negotiations across the board. he's been involved in outreach for the last several days. yesterday, meeting with labor and liberal leaders. he's meeting today with those business leaders you mentioned. he's also communicating with the public directly with a press conference here with the white house this afternoon. and i think what the president's trying to do is build a constituency for this balanced approach he talked about, meaning spending cuts on the one hand, including two major entitlement programs, which are a big driver of the nation's spending problem. but also revenues and he's trying to figure o
john harwood joins us from the white house lawn this morning. and john, the big question is, will the president be listening to some of the ceo suggestions, or will this be more of a situation where the ceos are going to listen to what he's going to lay out? >> probably more of the latter than the former. i think the president sees his election having won 332 electoral votes in nearly all the swing states, giving him a little more strength in negotiations across the board. he's been...
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the answer is our own john harwood. >> what page are you on, john? >> page 925. >> you're in with a lot of -- i don't think brad pitt has much gray. >> he has some in his beard when it grows in. >> john, did they ask you your permission some when did you know this was going to happen? >> i got a message about a week ago from an editor there asking me for a picture. >> so that was it. they didn't ask permission, they were going to do it either way. >> well, i guess if i didn't give them a picture, they wouldn't have done it. >> can i ask you a personal question not about you? >> yes, you can. >> the president's gray was gone at the news conference, was it not? was that me or did you notice that the president seems like he's got the color back in his hair? >> i didn't notice that. maybe i wasn't looking closely enough. >> he looked great. >> i have to check it out. >> do you think he's using one of those products? >> i don't know. possibly. i had the.r people here when they were kidding me about you getting this, they said see if you'd let yours grow o
the answer is our own john harwood. >> what page are you on, john? >> page 925. >> you're in with a lot of -- i don't think brad pitt has much gray. >> he has some in his beard when it grows in. >> john, did they ask you your permission some when did you know this was going to happen? >> i got a message about a week ago from an editor there asking me for a picture. >> so that was it. they didn't ask permission, they were going to do it either way....
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john boehner is also scheduled to hold a you news conference today, as well. st. louis fed president james bullard is saying the u.s. economy is strengthening. but he's cautioning that leaders must tackle the looming fiscal cliff. a conversation we can't get away from. speaking in missouri yesterday, bullard also says he doubts the central bank will extend a bond maturity extension program that expires at the end of the year. bullard is not currently a voting member, but he will ebb in 2013. and china's national congress continues with new leaders for the communist party set to be named later this morning. today a rising star said the party is moving towards requiring officials to their their assets. so an interesting piece in the chinese business press this morning. >> we have been talking about the fiscal cliff and -- >> we have? >> and yesterday somebody tweeted a new drinking game. every time they say fiscal cliff, you drink. they're right, but it's absolutely what matters. >> look at the stock market. did you see today what it's going to do? >> down again. >>
john boehner is also scheduled to hold a you news conference today, as well. st. louis fed president james bullard is saying the u.s. economy is strengthening. but he's cautioning that leaders must tackle the looming fiscal cliff. a conversation we can't get away from. speaking in missouri yesterday, bullard also says he doubts the central bank will extend a bond maturity extension program that expires at the end of the year. bullard is not currently a voting member, but he will ebb in 2013....